Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Jharkhand CID Arrests Tenth Accused in JSSC-CGL Exam Case
The Jharkhand CID is investigating claims that a recruitment test was not conducted properly.
The test was called the JSSC-CGL examination.
Police have now arrested Kundan Kumar, making 10 arrests reported in the case.
Earlier, police arrested the alleged key accused Abhay Tiwari, along with his wife and brother.
The state government canceled the test and other recruitment exams after protests by job seekers.
Some successful candidates opposed the cancellation because they feared losing their jobs.
The Jharkhand High Court stopped the cancellation of some exams for now.
A special investigation team is continuing to examine what happened.
The Jharkhand CID arrested Kundan Kumar of Dumri village in Palamu district.
The arrest brings the number of people held in the case to 10, according to the agency.
The probe concerns alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination-2023, held in 2024.
The government canceled several recruitment tests, but the Jharkhand High Court stayed cancellation of some exams, including JSSC-CGL-2023.
A Special Investigation Team of the Jharkhand CID is investigating the alleged examination irregularities.
- Who
- The Jharkhand CID arrested Kundan Kumar and has reported 10 arrests in the case.
- What
- The CID is investigating alleged irregularities in the JSSC-CGL-2023 recruitment examination.
- When
- Kundan Kumar was reported arrested in the CID statement issued Sunday night; the latest announcement was made Monday. The examination was held on September 21 and 22, 2024.
- Where
- The case concerns Jharkhand; Kundan Kumar is from Dumri village in Palamu district.
- Why
- The arrests relate to alleged irregularities in the recruitment examination.
Cancellation and Investigation
Job Protection and Court Stay
Whether the examination should be canceled
Cancellation and Investigation
The Jharkhand government canceled several recruitment tests, including JSSC-CGL-2023, following protests over alleged irregularities.
Job Protection and Court Stay
Successful candidates challenged the cancellation because they feared losing their jobs, leading the Jharkhand High Court to stay the decision for certain exams.
How the allegations should be handled
Cancellation and Investigation
The Jharkhand CID is pursuing arrests and a Special Investigation Team probe into the alleged irregularities.
Job Protection and Court Stay
The successful candidates’ plea seeks to protect the examination results and their appointments while the dispute is considered by the court.
- Latest arrest
- Kundan Kumar, a resident of Dumri village in Palamu district
- Total arrests
- 10 people, according to the Jharkhand CID
- Examination
- Jharkhand Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination-2023
- Exam dates
- September 21 and 22, 2024
- Investigating agency
- A Special Investigation Team of the Jharkhand CID
- Key accused previously arrested
- Abhay Tiwari, his wife Sushama Kumari, and his brother Akshay Tiwari
- Court action
- The Jharkhand High Court stayed cancellation of certain exams, including JSSC-CGL-2023